Wanting to avoid more disruption to their lives, most residents near the deadly PG&E pipe that blew up in San Bruno have told the city to plug it with concrete rather than tear it out, the city says.

In the aftermath of the explosion that claimed eight lives there was a push from residents to yank out the 8,237 feet of line 132 that run through the Crestmoor neighborhood. But the results of a recent survey, sent by mail to 374 homes, show 79 percent of people don’t want to put up with the months of messy construction needed to remove it.

Instead, 133 of 169 surveys returned showed that residents would rather the pipe be left where it is and filled with concrete. The line has not carried any natural gas since the Sept. 9, 2010, explosion that also destroyed 38 homes. Tearing some or all of it out would take months and would require road closures and heavy equipment.

Some residents have already said their primary demand is that the pipe never again carries natural gas.

Also, given the considerable amount of activity in the neighborhood already, a handful of destroyed homes are under construction, many residents weren’t open to the idea of more noise, dust and interruption.

Comments on many surveys noted a desire to carry out the option that “would be the least impactful to the neighborhood,” according to a report from Harry Burrowes, who is managing the project to rebuild Crestmoor.

The city was considering three options: plugging the pipe with concrete, pulling it out completely or doing a bit of both. No matter the course of action, Pacific Gas & Electric will pay for the project, the city and utility say.

The San Bruno city officials will discuss the survey at their meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday. They meet in the senior center at 1555 Crystal Springs Road in San Bruno.

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